O God,

You are the source of light that enlightens the mind with the splendor of truth.
We ask you to bless all the Catholic elementary and secondary schools in our
diocese with a strong faith in You, who alone are the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
Bless all our parish families who follow Your guidance as they sacrifice to make Catholic education
available to all, from the greatest to the least among us.

We thank you for the gift of our Catholic Schools, our teachers, staff and volunteers, 
our parents and children, our faithful parishioners - our entire Catholic family.

Together they make it possible for our youth to be formed as disciples of Christ
who know Him in the Scriptures and "in the breaking of the bread,"
who love Him in their brothers and sisters,
and who serve Him in all they do for the glory of God and the good of others,
that throughout their lives they may experience the happiness of belonging to God
and come one day to perfect joy You forever as saints in heaven

Amen.

Support Your Child’s Reading Success!

Dear Families,

Did you know? Kids who read for just 20 minutes a day are more successful in school and life. Ordering from Scholastic Book Clubs is an easy way to find the best books that are just right for your child’s grade and interests.

Here’s how:

Choose books with your child from the paper flyers or online at: scholastic.com/bookclubs

To order online, connect to our class using our School Code (or look us up by our school name): Sacred Heart Catholic School

School Code:  TKJVH

Bonus: This month, you can pick a FREE Book (up to $5) when you place an online order of $25 or more!

As soon as your order is delivered to our school, I will send it home with your child.

Plus every order you place earns FREE Books for our school to share.

Thank you for your support and happy reading,

Adam Butler

(Principal)

Hello, Sacred Heart parent(s),

We've reached an entirely new level of unprecedented times.  Yesterday, we all experienced some level of shock and grief as we learned that students will not be returning to their school buildings for class as we know it for the remainder of the school year. I've even struggled to put words to these feelings.  When I will see the school children again?  What closure can we provide to students and staff for this academic year?  What in the world will we do about 1st Communion, 5th grade graduation, Kindergarten screenings and more?  How can we move forward in a way that is robust and enriching for the children, as well as helpful and reasonable for parents?  I already miss saying "Good morning!" at the door, Mass, recess and lunch duties, walking the halls and seeing the kids, popping into classrooms, conversations with staff, and more.  So I consider all I'm feeling and processing, and then I really pause and give thought to what the children are feeling and processing.  It reminds me that, always, children take their lead from us, their adults.  I saw a quote yesterday that struck me particularly. We, as their parents and teachers...we can do this, even in the midst of our own personal shock and sadness over what's happening. We can help our children to practice resilience, manage complicated emotions, self-advocate for learning, and hopefully, most important of all, forge new depths of their relationships with Christ and their family. 

 Over the course of the next few days, we will be working with energy and passion to create a plan for our "new normal".  On Friday, March 27, as Mrs. Eaton directed in the parent letter, we will share our plan for what continuous learning will look like for Sacred Heart Catholic School.  This plan, when shared, will be approved by the Catholic School Office and meet State guidelines.  Now, develop this plan to encompass the remainder of the year.  Our Diocesan leadership at the Catholic School Office and KSDE are giving us an enormous amount of resources and ideas as we plan.  Teachers will be an integral part of this planning and provide administration with much guidance as we move forward.  I will rely on them to be your child's "expert" and "advocate" within the framework of their school days.  Please watch for an important email on Friday, March 27th with details.  

Will you offer us grace and prayers as we work in the next 10 days?  We realize you want details now.  We don't have them yet to share.  What I can offer is that we are working hard behind the scenes to address a variety of concerns and questions about events and online learning, as well as create a comprehensive continuous learning plan. On that you have my word. 

We will be back in touch on March 27th. 

Sacred Heart of Jesus...Have Mercy on Us!

Immaculate Heart of Mary…. pray for us! 

God Bless,

Mr. Butler

The history of Catholic schools in the United States is directly linked to the history of immigration. Through the first half of the 20th century, thousands of Catholic schools were founded to serve immigrant populations arriving from Europe. The Church has always given special care and made a commitment to serving immigrants and the poor. Today, we are blessed with a crucial opportunity to continue this legacy of service to immigrant populations—most of whom are arriving from Latin America—through Catholic education. More than ever, this requires a thoughtful and deliberate approach to making Catholic schools available, affordable, and accessible.

(From The Catholic Schools Principal's Guide, The Alliance for Catholic Education, University of Notre Dame, 2016)